A quiet base near Lovedale, Lawrence School and Good Shepherd
Villa Verde is on Elk Hill, about 5 minutes by car from Lawrence School and a short drive from Good Shepherd and the other schools around Ooty. It's set up for the longer visits that a term calendar actually calls for, not just a one-night stopover.
The basics
- From Ooty centre
- 3 km, about 7 minutes by car
- Bedrooms
- 4, all en-suite
- Sleeps
- Up to 10
- Caretaker
- On site, 24x7
- Check-in
- 1:00 PM
- Check-out
- 11:00 AM
- Parking
- Free, on site
- Pets
- Not welcomed, for now
Built for visiting days, not just a night's stay
Five minutes from Lawrence School
Elk Hill is about 5 minutes by car from Lawrence School, Lovedale, close enough that you can spot the school's main mast from the property. Good Shepherd is a short drive too, and it's all quiet again once visiting hours are done.
Built for longer visits
Half-terms, exam weekends and settling-in trips all run longer than a single night. A caretaker handling breakfast and a reliable Wi-Fi connection make a week here as easy as a weekend.
Room to spread out
Take one room, or take the whole house if grandparents or siblings are coming along too. Either way, there's a living room and lawns to actually relax in between visits.
Nothing to plan around
The caretaker can help arrange a taxi to and from the school gates, and Ooty town is seven minutes away for anything a visit calls for.
What visiting families ask
Can we book just one room, or does it have to be the whole house?
Either works. Book a single room and you share the living room, dining room and lawns with whoever else is staying that night. Book all four and the house is yours.
How close is Villa Verde to Ooty town?
Three kilometres, roughly seven minutes by car. Elk Hill puts you in the quiet without putting you far from anything. A chemist run, a restaurant booking or a school pickup is a short drive rather than an expedition.
We have a child at boarding school nearby. Can we stay for a longer visit?
Longer stays are welcome and are one of the things this house is good at. Lawrence School is about five minutes away by car, close enough that you can spot its main mast from the property, and Good Shepherd and the other schools around Ooty aren't far either. Families visiting often want more than a weekend, and the proximity makes a week here workable rather than remote.
Planning a visiting weekend?
Tell us your dates and how many rooms you need, and we'll help you plan the stay around it.